Modern Control Systems

Dorf’s Modern Control Systems presents the structure of feedback control theory and provides a sequence of exciting discoveries. Thetext demonstrates various real-world, global engineering problems while touching on evolving design strategies like green technology. Themes include climate change, clean water, sustainability, waste management, emissions reduction and minimizing energy. Throughout the text, students will apply theory to the design and analysis of control systems. The 13th Edition explores the role of and need for automated and precise control systems in green engineering. Key examples of green engineering, such as wind turbine control and the modeling of a photovoltaic generator to achieve maximum power delivery, are discussed in detail.